Lightning strike sparks attic fire in Oviedo home

Seminole County firefighters responded to an Oviedo residence on Saturday evening after a lightning strike sparked a fire.

According to the Seminole County Fire Department, at around 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, nearly a dozen units were dispatched to a home located on Kimberwicke Circle in Oviedo.

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A total of 11 SCFD units responded to a home on Kimberwicke Circle in Oviedo on June 29, 2024, after receiving reports of a fire. (Photo: Seminole County Fire Department)

Upon arrival, firefighters soon located a “small smoldering fire” in the attic, and they quickly extinguished the flames.

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It didn’t take long for SCFD crews to put out the small attic fire on Saturday evening. (Photo: Seminole County Fire Department)

The fire department stated that the fire was caused by a lightning strike to a dryer vent.

There were no injuries reported.

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